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. R. LITTLE. Washing-Mach'ings.

Patented Noy. 3,1874.

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ROBERT LITTLE, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,462, dated November 3, 1874 application filed May 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT LITTLE, of Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State tial plan view of the improved base-block and its attached parts; Fig. 2, a partial plan view of the lower side; Fig. 3, a view in elevation,

and Fig. 4, a perspective view of the central hub.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully its construction and the special advantages arising therefrom.

A represents the base, which, instead of being made circular in form of a solid block, as represented in the patent above referred to, is constructed of two similar boards united to form a Greek cross, as shown. B B B represent metallic rings, adapted to secure the rubbing mechanism to the base A. The outer ring B is provided with a series of vertical flanges, b 1), adapted to support the outer ends of the rollers G 0, and with horizontal flanges or projecting parts b b Fig. 2, adapted to secure, by propersockets and screws, the outer ends of the triangular rubbing-blocks c c. The

. central ring B has similar horizontal flanges b adapted to secure in the same manner the inner ends of the triangular rubbing-blocks. The inner ring B is provided with vertical flanges b adapted to support the journals of tion are quite marked.

By making the base of the crossed boards instead of a solid block. it is made much lighter without reducing in any respect the strength of the parts. By the removal of a portion of the base-board, also, a greater space is left for the water, so that greater agitation is produced when the machine is in operation, and the clothing is consequently more thoroughly acted upon. By means of this construction, also, the sediment and dirt from the clothing are allowed to pass through the rubbers and away from the clothing, and settle at the bottom of the tub. The parts, also, are readily cleansed when the operation of washing has been completed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the base-block, constructed, as described, with open surfaces and the circular rings b 11 of the rollers O O, as and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination of the metal collar D with the central standard, the base-block, and the rollers G G, as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 22d day of April, 1874.. ROBERT LITTLE.

Witnesses:

WM. R. WALTON, ALFRED F. MILLER. 

